PACKAGING TRAY AND METHOD OF USE
First Claim
1. A food packaging tray, comprising:
- a tray bottom wherein the tray bottom is substantially flat and has two substantially straight sides on opposite sides of a perimeter of the tray bottom and two curved ends wherein a first end is curved away from the tray bottom and a second end is curved into the tray bottom;
two side walls each extending above the straight sides of the tray bottom and located on opposite sides of the tray bottom;
two curved end walls each extending above the curved ends of the tray bottom and wherein each end of each of the end walls is coupled to an end of the side wall thereby forming walls extending from the perimeter of the tray bottom;
a food storage area above the tray bottom for storing a food, wherein the food storage area is substantially surrounded by the two end walls and the two side walls; and
a border connected to a top end of each of the end walls and the side walls, wherein the border extends from the top of the two end walls and the two side walls in a direction away from the food storage area.
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Abstract
A system for packaging food is provided. The system has a food for packaging and a food accessory for packaging with the food. The system has a packaging tray having a tray bottom and two substantially straight side walls coupled to the tray bottom. The tray has two curved end walls wherein each of the curved end walls are coupled to the tray bottom and the side walls wherein a first end wall curves toward the interior of the packaging tray and a second end wall curves away from the interior of the packaging tray. The tray has a border connected to a top edge of the two side walls and the two end walls thereby forming a perimeter around the top of the walls. The tray has a storage compartment formed in the border for storing the food accessory.
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20 Claims
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1. A food packaging tray, comprising:
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a tray bottom wherein the tray bottom is substantially flat and has two substantially straight sides on opposite sides of a perimeter of the tray bottom and two curved ends wherein a first end is curved away from the tray bottom and a second end is curved into the tray bottom; two side walls each extending above the straight sides of the tray bottom and located on opposite sides of the tray bottom; two curved end walls each extending above the curved ends of the tray bottom and wherein each end of each of the end walls is coupled to an end of the side wall thereby forming walls extending from the perimeter of the tray bottom; a food storage area above the tray bottom for storing a food, wherein the food storage area is substantially surrounded by the two end walls and the two side walls; and a border connected to a top end of each of the end walls and the side walls, wherein the border extends from the top of the two end walls and the two side walls in a direction away from the food storage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for packaging food, the system comprising:
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a food for packaging; a food accessory for packaging with the food; and a packaging tray comprising; a tray bottom; two substantially straight side walls coupled to the tray bottom; two curved end walls wherein each of the curved end walls are coupled to the tray bottom and the side walls wherein a first end wall curves toward the interior of the packaging tray and a second end wall curves away from the interior of the packaging tray; and a border connected to a top edge of the two side walls and the two end walls thereby forming a perimeter around the top of the walls; and a storage compartment formed in the border for storing the food accessory. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a food package to a consumer, the method comprising;
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providing a packaging tray comprising; a tray bottom; two straight side walls; two curved end walls; and a border surrounding a top of the two straight side walls and the two curved end walls placing a food in a food storage area of the packaging tray; placing a food accessory in a storage compartment on the border of the packaging tray; and wrapping the packaging tray in a manner that displays the food and the food accessory on one side of the packaging tray. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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